Statistics for Management and Economics
Statistics for Management and Economics
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ISBN: 9781285425450
Author: Gerald Keller
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 5.4, Problem 17E

a:

To determine

Sampling and non-sampling error:

a:

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Sampling error refers to the inaccuracy in the prediction about the population that arises through the procession of sample information. This error occurswhen the sample failed to represented the population.

Non-sampling error refers to the inaccuracy that occurs due to the mistake that happens during the selection of observation or acquiring the information.

b:

To determine

Serious error:

b:

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If there is a sampling error, then it can be rectified by increasing the sample size. But, the non-sampling error cannot be rectified by increasing sample size or through other methods. The mistake can be rectified by doing the analyses from the beginning. Thus, non-sampling error is the serious one.

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